Due to war preparations, the East African government decided to slow development in the Zambia region and prioritize Zimbabwe.
First, it is the construction of a telegraph line from South Salzburg Province to Zimbabwe. This dedicated line differs from the one connecting South Salzburg to Lusaka, as it will run directly from South Salzburg Province to the north bank of the Limpopo River, extending along the riverbank to ensure the Central Government can be updated on frontline news at any time.
Secondly, it's about organizing the local Shona Tribe to build a simple north-south road to ensure smooth transport of food, weapons, and personnel to the front lines.
Meanwhile, the East African Kingdom will construct a series of fortifications within Zimbabwe's territory. Although the possibility of a Boer counterattack is very low, as long as there's a possibility, preparations must be made in advance.
Among them, the former capital of the Matebel Kingdom, Bulawayo, is to be continued to serve as a military fortress, also taking on the duty of ensuring the safety of grain routes.
Finally, there is the urgent work of land cultivation in the Zimbabwe area. This time, the East African government claims the land originally owned by the Ndebele people, while the Shona Tribe within the territory remain the "proletarian" class. As the landlord, East Africa naturally has the right to tax the Shona Tribe using its land.
But the situation in Africa is well known; getting the Black people to engage earnestly in agricultural production requires special methods.
Without the constraints of the Ndebele people, the Shona Tribe can sustain themselves with the wild animals everywhere, which does not align with "East African values."
Everyone is off hunting; who will develop the land? East Africa immediately announced that all animals in Zimbabwe belong to the government, prohibiting "illegal" hunting activities. The rationale is naturally that the land belongs to East Africa, and everything on it, including the Shona Tribe themselves, is the property of the East African Kingdom.
As for what constitutes illegal hunting, it's any hunting activity by Black people within Zimbabwe without East African government permission being deemed illegal, turning the perpetrators into slaves upon discovery.
As for the Shona Tribe, who have lived there for centuries, who said coming early grants land ownership? Anyway, since East African Kingdom seized the land from the Ndebele people, even discussions about land ownership should be with the Ndebele people. Unfortunately, they have embarked on the road to excavating the Central Canal, where ten deaths out of nine survival chances are unavoidable.
East Africa is cultivating land in Zimbabwe mainly to solve the frontline food supply issue. East Africa anticipates deploying 50,000 troops against the Boers, plus over 10,000 troops to guard against the Portuguese and maintain local security, resulting in at least 70,000 full-time soldiers within Zimbabwe.
If the grain feeding these 70,000 troops relies solely on transportation from the rear, it would be disastrous, mainly because traffic cannot handle it. Therefore, land cultivation near Zimbabwe is needed to address most of the food supply issues nearby.
Ernst can imagine local agriculture scenes, having witnessed Tanzanian locals engage in farming. It was quite rough; essentially, seeds were thrown onto the ground and left unattended.
The final grain yield was indeed appallingly low, but Africans were quite laid-back, considering just feeding themselves to be enough. Though they may be somewhat lazy, they are truly not competitive, what in the East is called lacking ambition.
Of course, the lack of scientific mindset is also a major reason. Tanzanian government attempted to abolish local feudal superstition in rural areas, but with little effect.
Most resist science; even with hunger, they do not accept fertilizers or pesticides. Promoting high-yield crops like hybrid rice is immensely challenging.
Nonetheless, Tanzania can be considered a model country among African states, with relatively responsible governance and stable political power, far surpassing its peers.
This also proves the Far East's aid has some impact. Previously, people in the Far East often misunderstood one concept: they grouped East African countries with West and South African countries.
It is well known that West Africa is France's territory, with France still reigning supreme in West Africa even in the 21st century.
South Africa, on the other hand, is Britain's territory, especially the Cape Town area, having a long history of British development. Even with South Africa's independence, Britain remains influential, with South Africa economically impacting Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
East Africa, however, is quite unique, being Black Africa, yet historically a colony under Germany and Portugal. During World War I, Germans led East African natives to witness how incompetent the so-called British Empire was, while post-World War II Portuguese colonial performance was disgraceful, being taught by India, Indonesia, and even Angola, leaving them with no dignity.
This results in East African countries performing relatively better upon independence compared to West and South African states, and more anti-Western sentiment.
One source of conflict stirred by marketing accounts in previous lives was the fact that most nations opposing Far East's restoration of its United Nations seat were African nations. Upon examining the list, one discovers the nations opposed to joining the council from Africa were all West and South African countries.
According to the yin-yang talk: "These are so-called Black brothers!"
In reality, the Far East never established any amicability with West African and South African countries, similar to Korean-Japanese relationships, where two dogs have no autonomy.
The Far East's early aid targeted mainly East African countries, thus voting support from Africa primarily came from North and East African regions.
After all, when voting, West African and South African nations saw how their France daddy decided. France played it cunningly: half of West African countries cast opposing votes while the other half supported, thus offending neither the USA nor the Far East.
As for the Three South African Kingdoms (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland), all cast opposing votes, plus Nyasaland (Malawi) voted against, with the remaining nations influenced by South Africa choosing to abstain. South Africa (the whites) is a loyal lackey of the USA, similar to Australia and Canada.
From this, one can see Africa is not a monolith, although people in Far East tend to treat them uniformly when discussing Africa.
Ernst's experiences in Africa have given him different perspectives on East Africa, having encountered numerous amiable East Africans, albeit also some who view Chinese unfavorably, with mixed results. Hence, Ernst generally opts not to expunge East Africans completely.
But to avoid trouble, eventually requiring their departure from East Africa would be better for all involved.
Back to Zimbabwe, even under the East African Kingdom's surveillance, the Shona Tribe's grain yield is likely to be poor, but with two million people farming, even at low yields, it can significantly alleviate the food supply pressure.
Beyond military considerations, land cultivation in Zimbabwe primarily aims to open up the fields. Previously, many Ndebele landlords engaged in pastoralism, so arable land in Zimbabwe is not abundant.
The first step is to have the Shona Tribe clear the land, then when immigrants take over the fields, it will be easier for transformation. Land clearing is a technical task, and the indigenous slash-and-burn method can only be used initially. Later field transformation must rely on immigrants.
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